This document provides instructions for installing the Android SDK and ADT plugin for Eclipse to develop Android applications. It lists the required software, including the Java Development Kit (JDK), Android SDK tools, and the ADT plugin for Eclipse. It also describes configuring environment variables and Eclipse settings like the Eclipse.ini file to optimize the JVM for Android development.

1. Installation & Configuration: Android SDK
and ADT Plugin for Eclipse
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2. Installation & Configuration - Android Tools
• Java Development Kit (JDK)
– http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html
• Tools
– https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html
– https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
• Google Play
– https://play.google.com/store?hl=en
• Google
– https://www.google.com.br/intl/en/about/

3. • All Android tools are free and available to all major operating
systems (Mac OS,Windows, Linux)
– Eclipse IDE
• http://eclipse.org/home/index.php
– JDK – Java Development Kit
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html
– Environment Variables
• JAVA_HOME; PATH=%PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%bin;
• C:adt-bundle-windowssdkplatform-tools
• C:adt-bundle-windowssdktools
– Android SDK - SDK Manager and AVD Manager – provides
tools, libraries, emulator, ADB
• http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Installation & Configuration - Android Tools

4. • Eclipse.ini – JVM optimizations
– JVM
-vmargs
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6
-server
-Xms128m
-Xmx1024m
-XX:+UseParallelGC
-XX:PermSize=128m
-XX:ParallelGCThreads=2
-XX:+DisableExplicitGC
• Eclipse ADT Plugin
– Plugin for Eclipse IDE that allows us to develop and debug
Android Applications
• http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html
Installation & Configuration - Android Tools

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